Tech @ the Library

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Our tech blog, wherein I discuss the technologies used behind the scenes at HMCPL.

From the networks that tie us together -- and to the outside world -- to the computers and services we use, this blog touches on the wide variety of technologies used in our systems. If ever you've got questions about how things at the Library work, feel free to send me a note.

The IT Services department is located on the third floor of the Downtown Huntsville branch of HMCPL. We've a small, dedicated team of IT experts, each of us specializing in our own fields, and working together to bring you the best service we can.

Today we’re introducing a brand new version of Koha, our Library Services Platform (LSP), to our community. This particular release is something we’ve been driving towards for a long time, as it represents the culmination of the work we put in play over 3 years ago when we first introduced Koha.

The Board of Directors of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (HMCPL) is requesting pricing for public self-service dispensing machines for secure storing and lending of Windows laptops/tablets and/or Apple MacBooks/iPads.

Revised and Reissued ITB, March 2016

Introduction

Huntsville-Madison County Public Library is requesting bids for replacement network switches across the entirety of our Madison County branches. HMCPL is preparing our infrastructure to support Gigabit Ethernet speeds to better serve our patrons.

This ITB replaces the one issued in February of 2016, as all responses were non-responsive in at least one category.

Welcome to our updated website. We've now had a website serving Madison County for over 15 years, this is our second major upgrade to that site, and third new website in the past 2 years.
Some of the great new features we're introducing with this new site include: